Chapter 828 Australasia’s Attitude

The attitude of the French government is actually equivalent to that of the Franco-Austrian Alliance. Italy's attitude also confirmed the attitude of the German-Italian Entente.

A few days after Italy publicly supported Spain, Germany also expressed support for Spanish long guns and other weapons and equipment.

Moreover, the German government also announced that it would not prohibit people from voluntarily traveling to Spain to participate in the war. But at the same time, the German government also guaranteed that Germany would not join the Spanish Civil War.

Of course, this kind of statement can deceive ordinary people, but it will definitely not deceive the top leaders of various countries.

What did the war mean for countries like Germany and Italy? Represents an excellent training opportunity.

Germany, in particular, has not participated in a decent war for nearly 20 years since the end of World War I.

It might be possible to attack the United States, but the German army was very complex at the time, and these people have long been demobilized now.

Most of the current German army is composed of new recruits, and it urgently needs an opportunity to train domestic recruits.

For the German government, the sudden outbreak of the Spanish War was its best opportunity to train its troops.

A few days after the German government's public statement, on the 1st, a large number of German "people" quietly left Germany and headed for Spain.

It is worth mentioning that these German people, who should be ordinary people, inexplicably obtained a batch of weapons and equipment as soon as they arrived in Spain, and joined the Spanish Civil War as German volunteers.

Although the Spanish expeditionary forces sent by Germany and Italy were not large, the two countries combined only had about 30,000 people.

However, the various supplies provided by Germany and Italy to the Spanish National Army allowed both sides of the Spanish Civil War to maintain a balanced state.

You know, the original Spanish Navy is still in the hands of the Republic. The Spanish Republic holds such a powerful naval weapon, and can only barely draw a tie with the rebels. This has proved that Germany and Italy attach great importance to this military training opportunity.

That is to say, Germany and Italy have not yet thought of starting a war immediately. Otherwise, once the Italian navy approaches Spain, the Spanish Republic will immediately be at a disadvantage.

"Your Majesty, according to our estimates, if the current scale of the war is maintained, the Spanish Civil War will last at least 1 to 2 years.

But it all depends on how supportive Germany and Italy are of Spain. If their so-called volunteer army were to increase in size again, the Spanish National Army would most likely gain the upper hand in the civil war and become the new legitimate government of Spain within a year. "Military Intelligence Director Rick Jones introduced the situation to everyone at the Australasian cabinet meeting with a serious face.

"Your Majesty, how about we also send volunteers? The Spanish Civil War is a rare opportunity for us to train troops. Germany and Italy obviously use Spain as a training ground for military training. I am afraid they will send more soldiers. Let your army's combat effectiveness be further improved." Defense Minister Thomas stood up with excitement and suggested to Arthur.

Arthur rubbed his brows and rejected Minister Thomas's proposal, saying: "Germany and Italy are so disrespectful of Spanish public opinion that they have fallen behind in terms of public opinion.

Moreover, there are Britain and France in Europe, but they have not taken any action. Why should we join in the fun? Our most important task at present is to defend against the enemy island nation.

As for the Spanish matter, let Britain and France have a headache. If the French have not taken any action, I am afraid they will suffer a big loss in the future. "

Germany and Italy have made it clear that Spain is used as a training ground. If the French do not take any action, it is equivalent to allowing the German and Italian armies to become stronger.

250,000 of Germany's 400,000 troops are new recruits. This is also the advantage that the French army currently has. But if some of the troops are trained, even if the French have them, they may not be able to defeat the 400,000 German troops.

What's more, if Spain is allowed to join the agreement between Germany and Italy, the land pressure faced by France will be even more serious.

I believe the British can also see this. Although the British's main direction is a regional balancing policy, regarding the current European situation, it is obvious that Germany and Italy have become increasingly powerful.

"However, although we cannot directly intervene in the civil war situation like Germany and Italy, our arms trade can still be carried out with any country." Arthur continued: "

Additionally, all arsenals within Australasia are now ready for action. The European war is not far away, and we need to reserve sufficient weapons, equipment and strategic materials for the country before this war.

All military factories and pharmaceutical companies are doing their best to produce and store all materials produced in our strategic warehouses. If nothing else happens, the supplies we have prepared in advance will play a vital role in future wars. "

As the saying goes, before the soldiers and horses move, food and grass go first. Although there is still a certain amount of time before a large-scale war in Europe, it is necessary to produce sufficient weapons, equipment and medical supplies in advance.

In particular, medical supplies are consumed a lot in wars and are very important to every country.

In particular, antibiotics including penicillin are the main direction of Australasian drug production.

The following war will result in the birth of a large number of wounded. If these wounded want to save their lives, timely use of antibiotics is crucial.

This also means that in future wars, the price of antibiotic drugs like penicillin is likely to increase.

As the first country to discover and manufacture the drug penicillin, Australasia also needs to take the lead in this regard. Whether it is used by the domestic people or the military, or sold to other countries at a higher price, it will not be a loss for Australasia.

Before the outbreak of the war, major factories had not yet transformed into a military production model, and the output of penicillin at this time was also the largest.

In fact, Arthur was right. In this Spanish Civil War, Australasia is actually not easy to take sides.

After all, Arthur's ultimate goal is to put his own in-laws, the deposed Spanish King Alfonso XIII, back on the throne.

This also means that even if Australasia cannot win the support of the Spanish people, it must at least make the Spanish people disgusted.

Otherwise, the restored Spanish royal family will still have the support of the Spanish people, and the situation in the Kingdom of Spain will continue to split in chaos as it does now.

This civil war was actually an opportunity for Alfonso XIII.

The original government of the Spanish Republic was already unpopular. This civil war with heavy casualties will intensify people's dissatisfaction with the government.

Although the people love the country of Spain, this does not mean that all Spanish people will love the current Spanish government.

Only when the people lose trust in the current government can Australasia have the opportunity to help Alfonso XIII restore the throne with the support of the Spanish people.

As for the other side of the Spanish Civil War, the Spanish Falange Party ruled by Franco, Arthur actually didn't take it seriously.

Even if he could win the civil war, he still could not gain control of Spain. What's more, the Spanish Falangists are in the same camp as Germany and Italy, which already means that they are destined to fail, because Australasia is on their team.

Although it seems that France and Austria are fighting against Germany and Italy, if a large-scale war really breaks out in Europe, most countries will join the camp against Germany and Italy.

Judging from the results achieved so far by Germany and Italy, they actually do not have many allies and can be counted on one hand.

As long as Russia joins the camp against Germany, Arthur has 100% confidence in winning the war. Even without Russia, as long as Australasia can solve the island country early, Arthur still has 90% confidence in solving this war.

In the 20 years since the end of World War I, Arthur's frantic efforts to climb the technological tree of the military industry have not been fruitless.

With tanks, aircraft, warships, missiles, etc. all leading Germany and Italy, the victory rate of this war is already very high.

For Arthur, the only suspense at present is how Australasia will end this war in the future.

What Arthur wanted was to do everything possible to reduce casualties. Let Britain and France confront Germany in the early stage, while the Philippines and Kalimantan consume the island country's population. This is Arthur's initial plan.

The more tragic the losses in Britain, France and Germany, the more good news it is for Arthur. But there is one factor that cannot be controlled, and that is Russia, whose ideology has completely changed.

For Arthur, the biggest problem for Australasia to become a world hegemon is not the current world hegemon, Britain, but Russia, a country that has just unified.

Russia has a vast territory and the largest population among the great powers (not counting colonies), so its potential is undoubtedly huge.

After the demise of the tsarist government, Russia today has nothing to do with decay. A new Russia poses a huge threat to the world.

Arthur didn't want his elaborate arrangements to become someone else's wedding dress. For Arthur, the problem that must be solved is that after Britain and France have been depleted of strength, they must ensure that the Russians cannot remain alone.

The best outcome would naturally be for Germany and Russia to start a super war in Europe, as happened in history. Regardless of the outcome of the war, as long as both sides suffered heavy casualties in this war, it would be in line with Arthur's expectations.

Even if possible, it would be the best thing to unite Britain and France to trick Russia a little and let the Russians become the main force against Germany.

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